Vicky Kaushal was tied up all night for Chhaava torture scene: His hands went numb

Actor Vicky Kaushal is all set to woo the audience with his performance as Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj in the historical drama Chhaava. Ahead of the film’s release on February 14, the film’s director, Laxman Utekar, shared how Vicky ended up with numb arms after being tied up for an entire night for a torture scene in the film. The injury delayed the shoot by one and a half months.

Recalling the day they shot the scene depicting Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj’s torture, Laxman shared how Vicky’s injury impacted the production schedule.

“The whole night, Vicky’s hands were tied up, and when we removed the ropes, his hands refused to come down—they were blocked. We had to take a one-and-a-half-month break, and the set had to be dismantled during that period. We gave him time to recover, rebuilt the set, and resumed shooting afterward,” Laxman told Bollywood Hungama.

The director also mentioned that they shot the torture scene on the exact date when Sambhaji Maharaj was historically tortured. “During the first day of shooting the torture scene, we realised that it was the same day when Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was actually tortured. Coincidentally, we were filming on that very day,” shared Laxman.

While Vicky portrays Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, Rashmika Mandanna plays Maharani Yesubai, and Akshaye Khanna essays the role of Mughal Shahenshah Aurangzeb.

Vicky, in an interview with Bollywood Hungama, revealed that to maintain the authenticity of the rivalry between their on-screen characters, he and Akshaye Khanna didn’t interact with each other on set.

“When we were shooting that scene, we exchanged no good mornings or goodbyes or hellos. He was Aurangzeb, and I was Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. We went straight into shooting the scene. There was no communication as Vicky Kaushal to Akshaye Khanna,” Vicky shared.

Chhaava will hit theatres on February 14.